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Nuchal Rigidity in Infantile Bacterial Meningitis

Flexion of the neck revealed nuchal rigidity. The patient was unable
Infantile Bacterial Meningitis ... Flexion of the neck ... his chin to his anterior ... the hypertonic neck ... #PhysicalExam #
Nuchal Rigidity in Infantile Bacterial Meningitis

Flexion of the neck revealed nuchal rigidity. The patient was unable
Flexion of the neck ... his chin to his anterior ... the hypertonic neck ... #PhysicalExam # ... #Video #Peds #Pediatrics
Anatomical Differences Between Pediatric and Adult Airways 
Pediatric airway is... 
• Proportionally smaller larynx 
• Narrowest
Differences Between Pediatric ... Adult Airways Pediatric ... proportionally larger • Neck ... Larynx is more anterior ... CriticalCare #Intubation #Diagnosis
Diagnostic Testing for Meningitis
History:
 • Triad: Fever, neck stiffness, and altered mental status
 • Sens: 44%
Diagnostic Testing ... for Meningitis ... BostonChiefs #Meningitis ... #diagnosis #testing ... #physicalexam #
Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis (first described in 19th century by Dr. Josef Brudzinski)

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis ... following passive neck ... Passive neck flexion ... Clinical #Video #PhysicalExam ... #Pediatrics #Peds
Asymmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex (ATNR)

This primitive reflex found in newborn babies that normally vanishes around 4
Asymmetrical Tonic Neck ... reflex found in newborn ... Asymmetrical #Tonic #Neck ... #Reflex #PhysicalExam ... Neurology #Peds #Pediatrics
Preterm Infant Complications - Differential Diagnosis
Respiratory:
 • Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn (TTN)
 • Respiratory Distress
- Differential Diagnosis ... Tachypnea of the Newborn ... Enterocolitis (NEC ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #Peds #Pediatrics
Orbital Cellulitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Definitions:
a. Chemosis: Edema of the bulbar conjunctiva
b. Panopthalmitis: inflammation of all
periorbital tissue (anterior ... - Impinges on ocular ... Impaired extra-ocular ... thrombosis -> Meningitis ... ophthalmology #diagnosis
Ophthalmia Neonatorum (Conjunctivitis of the Newborn) on Physical Exam

In this patient caused by neisseria gonorrhoeae

#Ophthalmia #Neonatorum
Conjunctivitis of the Newborn ... Conjunctivitis #Newborn ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video #pediatrics ... #ocular
Guide for testing and documenting neurological function in kids with upper limb fractures 

Rock - Median
Nerve OK Sign - Anterior ... drsarahedwards #Diagnosis ... #Pediatrics #Hand ... Peripheral #Nerves #PhysicalExam